This is a sort of back-to-the-roots release from the veteran blues harp wizard. Two of the songs, "Hold Me in Your Arms," which has a "Mystery Train" feel, and "Straighten Up Baby," one of several cuts here featuring guitarist Jimmy Vaughan, were originally recorded by James Cotton in the early '50s at Sun Records.
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Cotton is truly a living blues legend, with a career spanning 65 years. Some of his many accomplishments include a Grammy in 1996 (and nominated for 3 other’s); 7 WC Handy Awards/Blues Music Awards; induction into the Smithsonian Institution and the Blues Hall of Fame; The Blues Foundation’s Howlin’ Wolf Award; Honorary and Lifetime member of the Sonny Boy Blues Society; and the Premier Harmonica Player Awards for 1999 and 2000 awarded by the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Record Arts and Sciences.
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I like James Cotton's music a lot. Among the first blues shows I had the pleasure of attending was a Muddy Waters show with The James Cotton Band opening, at the old Ontario Place Forum in Toronto. I was 15, and the show blew me away. Muddy was a legend and it was amazing to see him, but The James Cotton Band was hot, pure and simple.
I do like contributing to this blog - it is a voyage of discovery for me and has opened up new music for me. I bet the concert was a blast!
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